Sheldon Playground
Sheldon Playground is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 192 m. Bettes Tower Hill stands 260 m to the east-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is McCrea Park, a park 0.6 miles away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- McCrea Park: 0.6 mi
- Reese Playfield: 0.7 mi
- Parslow Park: 0.9 mi
- Smith Playground: 1.0 mi
- McLaughlin Park: 1.1 mi
- USS LST-393: 2.1 mi
- SS Milwaukee Clipper: 4.0 mi
- USS Drum: 5.8 mi
- Trail access: 5.9 mi
- Sugar Bowl Dunes: 6.3 mi
- Muskegon Lake Nature Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Boyce Woods Nature Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Anderson Woods Nature Preserve: 9.1 mi
- Ferrysburg Nature Preserve: 9.5 mi
- Duck Creek Natural Area: 9.9 mi
- Soldier’s Monument: 1.7 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Hedgehog: 5.8 mi
- Airforce: 5.8 mi
- Coast Guard: 5.8 mi
- Muskegon Art Museum: 1.7 mi
- Fire Barn Museum: 1.9 mi
- Muskegon Railroad Historical Society: 1.9 mi
- USS LST 393 Veterans Museum: 2.1 mi
- James Jackson Museum of African American History: 2.4 mi
- Harbour Towne Beach: 5.4 mi
- Sunset Beach: 5.8 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 10.5 mi
- Duck Lake State Park Beach: 11.9 mi
- Sylvan Beach Kids Beach: 13.9 mi
- Sails: 11.6 mi
- Butterfly Statue: 13.0 mi
- North Bank Trail—Nunica Junction—Trailhead Train: 13.1 mi
- Sailboats/Trees: 14.1 mi
- Opus in 3 Movements: 14.5 mi
- Headwaters: 12.3 mi
- Marl Springs: 12.6 mi
- Shrew Springs: 13.1 mi
- Eagle Springs: 13.8 mi
- Fairchild Park: 1.1 mi
- The Pines: 1.2 mi
- Leader's Patio: 14.2 mi
- Muskegon Rest Area 501: 8.7 mi
- Fruitport Rest Area 502: 11.3 mi
- Rothbury Rest Area 529: 18.9 mi
- OSR Indian Hilltop Fort - 1994: 18.1 mi
- Bettes Tower Hill: 24.9 mi
- Charleston: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sheldon Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bettes Tower Hill | ESE 102° | 260 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:20 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:46 | 21:29 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:15 | 16:26 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 28 | 36 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Muskegon CO AP, 4 mi away.
- Ghost Pipe18 obs
- common milkweed15 obs
- Monarch15 obs
- Cross Orbweaver14 obs
- Tan Jumping Spider13 obs
- American Robin12 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel12 obs
- Common Shiny Woodlouse12 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/470185793
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